Lane County Circuit Court Filing Fees and Waivers

CRITICAL

A party may request a waiver or deferral of arbitration fees within 14 days after the case is transferred to arbitration.

A party may request waiver or deferral of arbitration fees within 14 days of the case being transferred to arbitration.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Document requiring a fee

Any required filing fee must be paid before or at the same time the document is submitted for filing.

(4) If a document requires a fee, the fee must be paid prior to, or simultaneous to submitting the document for filing.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Visitor investigation or interview

The petitioner must tender the visitor’s fee upon receiving the appointment order; the visitor will not investigate or interview until payment unless the court waives or defers the fee after reviewing an affidavit of indigence.

The petitioner shall tender the visitor's fee to the visitor upon receipt of a copy of the appointment order. The visitor will not undertake an investigation pursuant to ORS 125.150 or an interview as required by ORS 125.605(4) until the fee has been tendered to the visitor unless the fee has been waived or deferred by the court after receipt and review of an affidavit of indigence.

WARNING

Applies to

Court required class

Fees for the court-required class are considered a cost of administration of the protective proceeding.

Fees for the court-required class shall be considered a cost of administration of the protective proceeding.

WARNING

Applies to

Document requiring a fee

A document requiring a fee may be returned if neither payment nor an order to waive or defer the fee is provided.

(2) A document which requires a fee but the fee payment or an order to waive or defer the fee is not provided.